It seems like just yesterday that we were all sitting around, looking at the plans for the property, and brainstorming ways to move forward with the fence building project here at the Blue Barn Farm Sanctuary. Melissa is up to her eyeballs in completing the bylaws, which are a very necessary step in applying for 501c3 status. Our board of directors has been meeting every month and supporting her in this process, bringing new ideas to the table for fundraising, and solidifying our calendar for the year.

Last month a few of our board members went to a conference put on by the Center for Nonprofit Stewardship, “Guiding More Good”. It was their 15th annual conference, and a clear success. The keynote speaker was Anne Kubisch, President of the Ford Family Foundation. In addition to hearing her speak, our board representatives were able to do some networking, go to a workshop or two, and listen in on informative speeches given by a handful of other experts in the field of nonprofits.

They returned from this experience with a lot of new ideas to share, and we literally hit the ground running. Each weekend since, the director of buildings and grounds, along with Melissa’s husband, Ryan, have been getting the property ready for the new sturdy fencing being installed to keep the animals safe, as well as the people coming to visit the Blue Barn Farm Sanctuary. With the help of our amazing volunteers and some of the board members, the old structurally unsound fence came down, trenches were dug, and blackberry bushes were cut back all in preparation for the installation of the new fence. It won’t be long now…

“I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.” Abraham Lincoln

Come back next week for another round of updates on the Blue Barn Farm Sanctuary fence project. Until then, thanks for stopping by. Like and share this post with your friends. If you’d like more information, leave us a comment.